Is it bad to hold a baby too much?

it isn't that you spoil it. i love to hold my baby, but when i try to clean my house it is very hard because he becomes accustomed to wanting to be held!!

No it's not bad to hold a baby too much and u can't spoil a 6 month old baby, u can only spoil a child who is old enough to manipulate u and a baby that young can’t do that. Babies really need to be held and cuddled so that they feel safe and secure and loved.

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Baby's thrive on the touch of their mother & anyone else basically. It comfort's them. I don't think that you can spoil a baby before a year old. I get told all the time that I spoil my almost 4 month old daughter because I hold her to much & when shes sleeping I dont always put her down, I hold her sometimes too. But I just ignore it, Because it's my daughter. I will hold her whenever, however & for as long as I want.

Edit: How do I get thumbs down for answering a question with a good answer? Ahhh, trolls.

I don't believe you can spoil a baby. You might make them feel more comfortable and get them used to certain things...like holding them a lot will make them get used to it and feel more comfortable and secure by being held....but that's not spoiling.

Spoiling might be a problem when the baby gets to be a toddler...and you buy the toddler toys and give him/her everything she wants whenever she cries for it. Then that's being spoiled.

Babies need comfort and need to feel secure. My daughter is only 9 mths ...she plays perfectly fine in her playyard when I'm on the couch next to her. But when I get up to go to the kitchen she looks up from toys...and I can tell she feels a little nervous and follows me with her eyes. She also likes me to lay next to her when she goes to bed. When she wakes up and doesn't see me she cries....all I do is come in lay next to her and she just goes back to sleep. They just need all the love, comfort, and security they can get right now. We all know children that are the most loved grow up to be well rounded healthy children.

you can't spoil a baby. You need to give your baby what he/she needs. If being held is what she wants then give it to her. Holding your baby is not going to hurt her in any way. on the other hand Not holding her will.

No, you can't hold a baby too much or spoil a 6 month old. Studies show that babies who have their physical needs (like food and a clean diaper) AND their emotional needs (like cuddling) met grow to be more secure children.

I have mixed feelimgs on the whole thing. While cuddling and together time is very important it is also good to let the baby play on his/her own. This will help baby learn to be independant wich will be very nice when he/she is older.

No I have twins so holding them both was a challange along with the fact that I was sick a lot then and wasn't supposed to hold them to much. But my kids still love to cuddle with me, yet they love play alone and do thier own thing.

So having quality time together is very important but at the same time let the baby have space to do their own thing. It's a balance thing.

My son just turned one yesterday and ever since he was about 5 months, my mom and my MIL and my relatives have always been nagging me about carrying my baby too much! He's definitely a high needs baby and loves to be carried and that's what I did because it just felt right! I still carry him a lot and everyone's still nagging me! I just want to be a mom w/o all this crap from everyone else you know? So I suggest that you just do what you feel is RIGHT! Don't listen to anyone else. Just be a momma. That way you won't regret ANYTHING!

depends on the age. some people say yes, but others say not until they are 4, 5 months old. maybe u shouldnt hold them all the time, but defntly hold them when they want to be held, like when they are crying and just need mommys warmth.

No, I've always heard that babies need nurturing for survival. So it'd be bad to hold it too little.

at 6 months you can begin to spoil a baby

They are capable of self soothing

They are capable of understanding the word "no"

They are capable of handling routine

if your baby "needs" a certain routine to go to sleep every night at 6 months, they're just playing you